Agro-Food Division

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Agro-Food Division
By Haitham Al AshkarCoordinator
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Presentation components

• Divisions Structure
• Progress on the 2005 work plan
• Work Plan 2006
• Lessons learned
• Presentation on SOFAS 2005

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Division structure
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Progress on 2005 work plan
Activities Stage
SOFAS 2005 published
Working papers on Cotton pricing Intranet
Farming systems working papers Irrigated and rainfed in central plains and Al Ghab The farming systems of pastorals and agro- pastorals arid and semi arid eastern plains Intranet
Policy brief on the need for coordination and the risk of overlapping among Agricultural Policy Research Institutions in Syria To be published

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Progress on 2005 work plan cont.
Comparative advantages working papers (5) Wheat Olive oil Tomato Meat Milk Under revision by Agr.economist they are also under translation
Policy briefs (4) Under revision by TA
Commodity Bulletin Initiated
Commodity outlook To be produced
Course on supply and demand In progress
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2006 Work Plan

• Studies
• Comparative advantages (2 or 3 commodities)
• Supply and demand
• Working papers
• Commodity Outlooks (Forecast) (5)
• Comparative Advantages (2 or 3)
• Briefs
• Commodity Bulletins (descriptive) (5)
• Report
• SOFAS 2007
• Events
• 6 internal seminars

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SOFAS            
Studies        
Comparative advantages                                                
Supply and demand                                    
Working papers                                      
Briefs                          
Events (internal seminars or flash courses)                                                
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Lessons learned

• Start at the proper time
• Do not under/over estimate capacity
• Follow up the implementation of the plan and
  inform the management as soon as a possible delay
  occurs
• The individual tasks should be clearly defined